Necktie holder



Jan. 10, 5 c wAlTE I NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Jan. 21, 1950 Lmrw:

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Patented Jan. 10, 1933 UNITED STATES SHERIDAN C. WAITE, F SPRINGVILLE,NEW YORK NECKTIE HOLDER Application filed January 21, 1930.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in necktieholders.

An object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder in the form ofa rack em- Q bodying a plurality of horizontally swinging arms,pivotally mounted at one end with a latch holder at the other end, eacharm be ing provided with a plurality of spring clamps for engaging andsuspending neckio ties.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a necktie holder of theabove type wherein the arms carrying the necktie clamps are D arrangedin stepped relation downwardly, that is, the arms are offset in adownward direction so that neckties suspended from the clamps willdepend in vertical planes without interference from the other rack arms.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel form ofbracket mounting for the necktie display arms, a plurality ofinterfitting brackets being provided for the pivoted and latch engagedends of the arms, the brackets being arranged in an outward downwardlystepped formation.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of anecktie rack constructed in accordance with the present inventionshowing the horizontally swinging rack arms pivotally mounted at one endand latch retained at their free swinging ends;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view showing the interfitting bracketsand the latch retaining supports for the free ends of the arms in anoutward downwardly stepped relation;

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the opposite end of the holdershowing the interfitting brackets and pivotal bearings for the 50pivoted ends of the necktie holding arms and Figure 4 is a fragmentaryfront elevatlonal Serial No. 422,419.

view, partly in section showing the bearing sockets on the brackets forpivotally receiv ingthe angle ends of the display arms.

Eacn necktie holder or display arm comprises an elongated rod 10 bent atright allgles at one end toprovidea bearing pin ll and carrying oversubstantially the entire length thereof a plurality of adj acentlypositioned spring clips 12 having operating fingers 13 and 14, thefinger 13 beingri-veted or otherwise secured as at 15 to one side of therod 10, leaving the finger 14 free for movement for manually opening andclosing the clamp 12, this construction and operation being clearlyillustrated in Figure 2.

The rOds 10 comprising the necktie holdin arms are supported at oppositeends upon brackets of similar construction differing to the extent ofproviding pivotal bearings for the bearing pins 11 and latch retainersfor the free ends of the rods 10. The brackets are inter-engaging, aplurality of bracket members being provided for each end of the severalrods, the assembly including an upper bracket plate 16 and lower bracketplates .17. The lower bracket plates 17, each carry offset upper endextending lugs 18 overlying the lower end of the adjacent bracket plate17 as shown in Figure 2 with a single fastening screw 19 or the likepassed through the lug 18 and associated bracket plate for securing theassembled brackets to a support, the extreme ends of the upper and lowerbracket plates being secured to the support by the fastening devices19a.

The bracket plate assembly for supporting the pivoted ends of the rods10 is shown more clearly in Figures 3 and 4, the bracket plates 16 and17, each carrying a bearing socket 20 ofl'set or stepped in a downwarddirection afforded by the webs 21 on the bracket plates 17 respectivelyincreasing in length downwardly. The bearing pin 11 of the rod 10 ismounted in the socket 20 and being of a diameter slightly less than thediameter of the bore of the bearing socket is permitted limited movementtherein so that the free end of the rod might be slightly raised andlowered, the bearing pins being freely rotatable in the sockets.

A support is carried by each bracket plate 16 and 17 for the free endsof the rods 10, the supports 22 respectively increasing in lengthdownwardly and having in their upper sides adjacent their outer endslatch sockets 23 to receive the free ends of the rods 10 and hold themagainst accidental escape, as will at once be evident from inspecti onof Figure 2.

Neckties are suspended from the rods 10 by the spring clips 12 and arepermitted to hang in vertical planes spaced from the necktie supportedon adjacent rods by oifsetting the bearing and latch ends of the rods.The rods are freely movable upon their hearing pins 11 by slightlyraising the free ends of the rods to displace them from the keepersockets 23 and in this manner permitting access to the necktiessupported on any one of the rods. The bracket assembly is of anextremely compact nature in View of the interfitting relationshipbetween the bracket plates and any number of bracket plates and displayrods may be employed.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believedthat the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent andwhile there are herein shown and described the preferred embodiments ofthe invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

A necktie holder comprising a plurality of horizontal rods having each adownwardly extending end portion forming a hinge pintle, supportingbracket members for the rods one of said members being composed ofseparate brackets and having hinge sockets respectively projectingdifferent distances and arranged in step relation, and the other membercomposed of brackets having arms projecting different distancescorresponding to the positions of the first named bracket, and adaptedto support the free ends of the rods at different heights and differentdistances outwardly from a main support.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SHERIDAN C. WAITE.

